SACRAMENTO, Calif.—This week, three bills authored by Sen. Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) cleared key policy committees. SB 179, the Gender Recognition Act, passed through the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee on a 9-1 vote. The bill would make California the first state in the country to create a third gender marker on state-issued identification…
WASHINGTON — Today, Senate Republicans changed the Senate rules in order to approve Judge Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) pulled the so-called nuclear rules trigger Thursday, ending the filibuster rule for Supreme Court nominees after Democrats blocked President Donald Trump’s conservative pick. Republicans on their own did not have enough…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two Victory Fund endorsed candidates – Felix Rivera and Christopher Constant – won their races for Anchorage Assembly to become the only openly LGBTQ elected officials in Alaska. Tuesday’s wins are groundbreaking for Anchorage and the entire state, as both candidates faced numerous opponents and campaigned on their commitment to LGBTQ equality…
CHICAGO, Il. –In a groundbreaking, 8-3 decision, the full Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation violates federal civil rights law. The court found that such discrimination is a form of sex discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the federal law…
WASHINGTON — Today, the American Military Partner Association (AMPA), the nation’s largest organization of LGBT military spouses and their families, expressed deep concern over reports that President Donald Trump is expected to nominate state Senator Mark Green (R-TN) as Secretary of the Army. “We are deeply concerned over reports that Mark Green will be nominated as Secretary of the…
Over the last 24 hours, mayors and councilmembers of major U.S. cities have reaffirmed their bans on taxpayer funded travel to North Carolina in light of the sham “deal” on HB2 announced last Wednesday. These statements come as the NCAA weighs whether to reinstate future championship games in North Carolina, and as major national and…
RALEIGH, N.C. — The NCAA Board of Governors announced today that it will again consider bids to host championship events in North Carolina despite the fact that North Carolina has replaced HB2 with a new law that continues to bar protections for LGBT people and ensures that transgender people do not have clear access to…
WASHINGTON — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and Equality NC released the following statements in light of the NCAA decision to consider North Carolina for championship games, despite the discrimination against LGBTQ people that remains enshrined in state law. “The NCAA’s decision to backtrack on their vow to protect LGBTQ players, employees and fans…
NEW YORK — Gov. Andrew Cuomo instructed the Port Authority to light the One World Trade Center spire in the colors of transgender pride (blue, pink, and white) for the very first time March 31 — the International Transgender Day of Visibility. Cuomo tweeted: “Tonight @OneWTC shines in honor of #TDOV and for the rights,…
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Pennsylvania filed a legal motion today to defend the Boyertown Area School District’s practice of allowing students to use restrooms and locker rooms consistent with their gender identity. The motion to intervene in the case was submitted in a federal lawsuit that is seeking to…
